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umiak

noun
umi·​ak | \ ˈü-mÄ“-ËŒak How to pronounce umiak (audio) \
plural umiaks

Definition of umiak

: an open boat made of a wooden frame covered with hide used especially by indigenous peoples of arctic Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and eastern Siberia

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Illustration of umiak

First Known Use of umiak

1769, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for umiak

Inuit umiaq

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